Carrot Smoothie
This delicious Carrot Smoothie is the perfect way to channel your cravings for Carrot Cake without having to bake anything. This protein-packed, nutritious, and filling smoothie is healthful, but somehow tastes almost as indulgent as a cake!
This recipe is quick, easy, and simple to make, but you do need a good, powerful blender to break down the cashews and carrots.
Pre-frozen bananas? You read that right! Many grocery stores now sell sliced and frozen bananas, ready to add to this smoothie recipe. Talk about convenient for the days you forget to slice up a banana the night before! You’ll find frozen bananas, as you might guess, in the freezer section. They come in plastic pouches and you can scoop out as many as you need. But how many slices make a whole banana? Bananas vary in since but a good guide is to figure that one cup of slices equals one banana.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240g) unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or any milk of choice)
- 1/4 cup (35g) roasted and lightly salted cashews (Note 2)
- 1 cup (50g) grated carrots (Note 3)
- 1 cup (150g) frozen banana coins (Note 4)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon each ground ginger, ground nutmeg
- Very tiny pinch of fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon honey (Note 5)
- 8-10 large ice cubes (~1 cup)